One of the worst things you can do when putting together your presentation slides, especially in PowerPoint, is using the default templates. But I think people use them because selecting colours and designing your presentation slides is not easy. In this weeks video, Liam and I are going to show you how to avoid boring presentation slides so you can start getting away from the ppt templates. !–more–
Before I go further… What do you think of this weeks title?
Liam and I had a debate about the title, so let us know which one you like better.
Anyway…
One of our friends, Joshua Davies, recommended a great site that helps you choose pleasing colours. The site is intended for anyone that needs colour inspiration and is great for presentation slide colours.
How to tell a story in a presentation is easier said than done. The main reason is lack of experience and knowledge in how to tell a story. Actually, that’s not entirely true… You’ve been listening to and telling your own stories your whole life. So why is it so hard to tell a story in a presentation? [click to continue…]
You might be wondering what the big deal is over Steve Jobs and his presentations. You might be thinking, “Why is a Steve Jobs presentation so great? And why should I care?” Well, to answer why his presentations are so great, I’m going to refer to an article written by Carmine Gallo. Mr. Gallo wrote “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs” and is a good authority on Steve Jobs. Here’s a link to the story:
You should care because communication is more important than ever before. Heard of the global economy, haven’t you? We can’t stop hearing about it. The fact is that it’s true… We live in a global society and need to communicate globally. So that’s why you should care about a Steve Jobs presentation. “What?” is probably what you’re saying. Let me briefly explain.
Steve Jobs is a master at communicating information so that anybody can understand it. How? By not using big, long sentences with complicated words. By using stories and interesting visuals that are clear to understand. Nothing fancy, just plain English. That’s how.
Check out the article by Carmine Gallo and you’ll some samples of Steve Jobs presentations. See how easy it is to understand his presentations for yourself and learn from that.
In this week’s presentation tip, we’re going to look at actual scientific PPT presentation slides. What we’re going to do is review the slides, offer our opinions, then give tips on how to improve the slides. We think this will be really helpful when you’re preparing a presentation because you’ll know what not to do. [click to continue…]
Liam and I attended a seminar about a very interesting business-related topic about a certain industry. We don’t want to mention the seminar specifically because this is not meant to be a criticism of the presenter. What we do want to do is talk about what some of the problems were with the presentation, the delivery of the presentation, and then how the presentation could have been improved. The purpose is to teach you how to avoid some big presentation mistakes… and avoid being the subject of one of our discussions [click to continue…]
